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A 4-mile (6.4 km) stretch of the river above Tellico Plains runs parallel to the Cherohala Skyway. Beyond Tellico Plains, the river winds its way northward through rural Monroe County, Tennessee, before entering the slack waters of Tellico Lake. This lower section of the river absorbs several major streams, including Ballplay Creek and Notchy ...
The Bald River Gorge Wilderness, designated as a wilderness area in 1984, consists of 3,721 acres (15.06 km 2). It protects the Bald River and its immediate watershed. The Gee Creek Wilderness, designated as a wilderness area in 1975, consists of 2,493 acres (10.09 km 2). It protects the Gee Creek watershed on the eastern slopes of Starr Mountain.
The trail began in Tennessee at Tellico Blockhouse on the Federal Road near Nine Mile Creek in present-day Vonore. [2] It entered the mountains in Unicoi Gap on its way east to present-day Murphy, North Carolina, and followed the Hiwassee River toward Hayesville, before turning south towards present-day Hiawassee, Georgia, and entering Georgia's Unicoi Gap.
Unicoi Crest (Mile 18) — Tennessee-North Carolina state line, view of the Tellico River valley; Falls Branch Falls Trail (Mile 21) — short trail through a patch of old growth forest to a 55-foot (17 m) cascade waterfall; Lake View Overlook (Mile 25) Turkey Creek Overlook (Mile 27)
Three artificial lakes— Tellico Lake, Chilhowee Lake and Calderwood Lake— were developed in this section of the river. The Tellico River, a tributary of the Little Tennessee, drains much of the southwestern part of the county. The Bald River, noted for scenic Bald River Falls, is a tributary of the Tellico River.
The North River of Tennessee is a major tributary of the Tellico River. It rises in the Unicoi Range , which are geologically related to the Smoky Mountains to the north, in Monroe County, Tennessee inside Cherokee National Forest .
Citico Creek Wilderness is a 16,226-acre (66 km 2) wilderness area within the Cherokee National Forest in the U.S. state of Tennessee.The wilderness contains the entire upper drainage of Citico Creek, which consists of the north and south forks and at least eight tributaries.
SR 360 begins in Tellico Plains at an intersection with SR 165 (Cherohala Skyway) just east of downtown.It immediately crosses a bridge over the Tellico River to leave Tellico Plains and wind its through mix of farmland and wooded areas as Ballplay Road.